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Loke

Pronounced LOH-keh

“rose”

Say it

LOH·keh

2 syllables. The gold syllable takes the stress.

What does Loke mean in Hawaiian?

Loke is a Hawaiian girl name that means rose. The name comes from loke (rose). It is pronounced LOH-keh, with 2 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Loke belongs with other Hawaiian names about flower.

The words inside Loke

loke means rose and appears in 2 Hawaiian names, among them Lokelani.

Rose in Hawaiian

Loke is the Hawaiian form of Rose, the English name respelled with Hawaiian sounds. It is not a translation of what Rose means, but it has been used by Hawaiian families since the 1800s. The page on Rose in Hawaiian traces which letters changed and why.

How to pronounce Loke

Say every vowel. The vowels in Loke are o as in “go”, e as in “bet”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.

Is Loke a boy or girl name?

Loke is used mainly as a girl's name, though Hawaiian itself has no grammatical gender.

How often Loke is given in the U.S.

No year from 1880 to 2023 saw five or more U.S. babies named Loke, and it never reaches five in the Hawaiʻi records either, so it is rare as a first name.

How well recorded is Loke?

Loke has its own entry among Wiktionary’s documented Hawaiian given names.

Questions people ask

How do you pronounce Loke?

LOH-keh, in 2 syllables, with the stress on LOH.

Is Loke a girl's or a boy's name?

Loke is used mainly as a girl name, though Hawaiian names carry no grammatical gender and it can be given to any child.

What does Loke mean in Hawaiian?

rose. It comes from loke (rose).

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

Names like Loke

  • Flower

    Leilani

    “heavenly lei, royal child”

    Pronounced lay-LAH-neelei + lani

    Girl
  • Heaven

    Leia

    “child of heaven, heavenly flowers”

    Pronounced LAY-ah

    Girl
  • Flower

    Lehua

    “the ʻōhiʻa lehua blossom, sacred to Pele”

    Pronounced leh-HOO-ah

    Girl
  • “lei of love, beloved child”

    Pronounced lay-ah-LOH-hahlei + aloha

    Girl
  • Flower

    Lokelani

    “heavenly rose, the pink rose of Maui”

    Pronounced loh-keh-LAH-neeloke + lani

    Girl
  • Flower

    Lei

    “garland of flowers, beloved child”

    Pronounced LAY

    Girl
  • Flower

    Leinani

    “beautiful lei, beautiful child”

    Pronounced lay-NAH-neelei + nani

    Girl
  • Flower

    Lilia

    “lily”

    Pronounced lee-LEE-ah

    Girl
  • Nature

    Lauaʻe

    “a fragrant native fern used in lei”

    Pronounced low-AH-eh

    Girl